Lisa Chen researched coal as her chosen product. The top coal producing countries are China, USA, India, the EU, Australia, Russia, Indonesia, South Africa, and Germany. Coal is primarily produced as fuel but can also be used for liquefaction into gasoline or diesel after gasification. Countries that need to import coal include Japan, China, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Germany, and the UK. New Zealand imports coal, bringing in 244,000 metric tons during the last available financial year.